# 1979 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

The IX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in London, Great Britain on 4 and 5 July 1979.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |

## Individuals
### Rope

| Place | Name | AA Score | AF Score | Total |
| 1 | Kristina Guiourova | 9.800 | 9.850 | 19.650 |
| 2 | Elena Tomas | 9.750 | 9.800 | 19.550 |
| 3= | Iveta Havlíčková | 9.750 | 9.700 | 19.450 |
| 3= | Zuzana Záveská | 9.750 | 9.700 | 19.450 |
| 5= | Valentina Ganeva | 9.700 | 9.700 | 19.400 |
| 5= | Ok Nyo Kim | 9.700 | 9.700 | 19.400 |
| 7= | Daniela Bošanská | 9.650 | 9.700 | 19.350 |
| 7= | Irina Deriugina | 9.600 | 9.750 | 19.350 |

### Ball

| Place | Name | AA Score | AF Score | Total |
| 1 | Irina Gabashvili | 9.700 | 9.750 | 19.450 |
| 2 | Iliana Raeva | 9.60 | 9.750 | 19.350 |
| 3 | Irina Deriugina | 9.600 | 9.600 | 19.200 |
| 4 | Elena Tomas | 9.450 | 9.700 | 19.150 |
| 5 | Kumiko Fumoto | 9.500 | 9.600 | 19.100 |
| 6 | Carmen Rischer | 9.450 | 9.600 | 19.050 |
| 7 | Iveta Havlíčková | 9.400 | 9.500 | 18.900 |
| 8 | Regina Weber | 9.500 | 9.200 | 18.700 |

### Clubs

| Place | Name | AA Score | AF Score | Total |
| 1= | Daniela Bošanská | 9.650 | 9.650 | 19.300 |
| 1= | Irina Deriugina | 9.600 | 9.700 | 19.300 |
| 1= | Iliana Raeva | 9.550 | 9.750 | 19.300 |
| 4= | Irina Gabashvili | 9.500 | 9.700 | 19.200 |
| 4= | Kristina Guiourova | 9.550 | 9.650 | 19.200 |
| 6 | Iveta Havlíčková | 9.550 | 9.550 | 19.100 |
| 7= | Carmen Rischer | 9.600 | 9.450 | 19.050 |
| 7= | Elena Tomas | 9.600 | 9.450 | 19.050 |

### Ribbon

| Place | Name | AA Score | AF Score | Total |
| 1 | Elena Tomas | 9.650 | 9.700 | 19.350 |
| 2= | Irina Deriugina | 9.700 | 9.600 | 19.300 |
| 2= | Kristina Guiourova | 9.600 | 9.700 | 19.300 |
| 4 | Irina Gabashvili | 9.500 | 9.600 | 19.100 |
| 5= | Iliana Raeva | 9.450 | 9.600 | 19.050 |
| 5= | Hideko Unoki | 9.450 | 9.600 | 19.050 |
| 7 | Ok Nyo Kim | 9.300 | 9.600 | 18.900 |
| 8 | Carmen Rischer | 9.300 | 9.500 | 18.800 |

### All-around

| Place | Name | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total |
| 1 | Irina Deriugina | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 38.500 |
| 2 | Elena Tomas | 9.750 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.650 | 38.450 |
| 3 | Irina Gabashvili | 9.550 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.500 | 38.250 |
| 4 | Iliana Raeva | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.450 | 38.200 |
| 5 | Kristina Guiourova | 9.800 | 9.150 | 9.550 | 9.600 | 38.100 |
| 6 | Iveta Havlíčková | 9.750 | 9.400 | 9.550 | 9.250 | 37.950 |
| 7 | Carmen Rischer | 9.550 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.300 | 37.900 |
| 9 | Ok Nyo Kim | 9.700 | 9.350 | 9.100 | 9.300 | 37.450 |
| 9 | Hideko Unoki | 9.400 | 9.200 | 9.400 | 9.450 | 37.450 |
| 9 | Zuzana Zaveska | 9.750 | 9.300 | 9.150 | 9.250 | 37.450 |

## Groups

| Place | Nation | Score |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 38.550 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 38.400 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 38.150 |
| 4 | Japan | 37.850 |
| 5 | North Korea | 37.600 |
| 6 | Spain | 37.200 |
| 7 | Canada | 36.650 |
| 8 | Italy | 36.000 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 35.550 |
| 10 | Norway | 34.850 |
| 11= | France | 34.500 |
| 11= | Hungary | 34.500 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 34.300 |
| 14 | United States | 33.700 |
| 15 | Great Britain | 33.450 |
| 16 | Australia | 33.300 |
| 17 | Sweden | 33.050 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 32.850 |
| 19 | Austria | 32.650 |
| 20 | Belgium | 31.550 |
| 21 | Brazil | 31.250 |
| 22 | Mexico | 28.350 |